Seeking to perpetuate one's name on earth is like writing on the sand by the seashore; to be perpetual it must be written on eternal shores. Dwight L. Moody More Quotes by Dwight L. Moody More Quotes From Dwight L. Moody Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water; but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world; but if the world gets into them, they sink. Dwight L. Moody christian water world Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; forty years learning he was nobody; and forty years discovering what God can do with a nobody. Dwight L. Moody christian years thinking God doesn't expect the impossible from us. He wants us to expect the impossible from Him! Dwight L. Moody want-u impossible want I have never met a man who has given me as much trouble as myself. Dwight L. Moody trouble self men The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation. Dwight L. Moody religious bible inspiring Joy is love exalted; peace is love in response; long-suffering is love enduring; gentleness is love in society; goodness is love in action; faith is love on the battlefield; meekness is love in tough situations; and temperance is love in training. Dwight L. Moody love-you joy long We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. Dwight L. Moody easter wisdom christian God will not accept a divided heart. He must be absolute monarch. There is not room in your heart for two thrones. You cannot mix the worship of the true God with the worship of any other god more than you can mix oil and water. It cannot be done. There is not room for any other throne in the heart if Christ is there. If worldliness should come in, godliness would go out. Dwight L. Moody oil-and-water heart two Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all. Dwight L. Moody prayer people thinking I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray. Dwight L. Moody prayer death jesus I prayed for Faith, and thought that some day Faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But Faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Now Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God'. I had closed my Bible, and prayed for Faith. I now opened my Bible, and began to study, and Faith has been growing ever since. Dwight L. Moody growing one-day christian It does not take long to tell where a man's treasure is. In fifteen minutes' conversation with most men, you can tell whether their treasures are on the earth or in Heaven. Dwight L. Moody men heaven long When I first became a Christian I thought I would be glad when I got farther on, and got established. I thought I would be so strong and there would not be any danger; but the longer I live, the more danger I see there is. The only hope of any Christian...is to keep hold of Christ. Dwight L. Moody strong christian would-be Moses spent forty years in the king's palace thinking that he was somebody; then he lived forty years in the wilderness finding out that without GOD he was a nobody; finally he spent forty more years discovering how a nobody with GOD can be a somebody. Dwight L. Moody kings years thinking Be humble, or you'll stumble. Dwight L. Moody be-humble humble inspirational Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the other 99 will read the Christian. Dwight L. Moody biblical christian inspiring Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure. Dwight L. Moody prayer god inspiring The best way to revive a church is to build a fire in the pulpit. Dwight L. Moody church fire way He who kneels the most, stands the best. Dwight L. Moody prayer No matter how low down you are; no matter what your disposition has been; you may be low in your thoughts, words, and actions; you may be selfish; your heart may be overflowing with corruption and wickedness; yet Jesus will have compassion upon you. He will speak comforting words to you; not treat you coldly or spurn you, as perhaps those of earth would, but will speak tender words, and words of love and affection and kindness. Just come at once. He is a faithful friend - a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. Dwight L. Moody brother kindness jesus
